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Antonyms for retrenchment
rɪˈtrɛntʃ məntre·trench·ment

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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms5.0 / 1 vote

  1. retrenchmentnoun

    Antonyms:
    enlargement, expansion, extension

    Synonyms:
    curtailment, diminution, reduction

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  1. retrenchmentnoun

    entrenchment consisting of an additional interior fortification to prolong the defense

    Synonyms:
    curtailment, downsizing

  2. retrenchment, curtailment, downsizingnoun

    the reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable

    Synonyms:
    curtailment, downsizing, suppression

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  1. retrenchmentnoun

    Synonyms:
    diminution, curtailment, abridgment, lessening

How to use retrenchment in a sentence?

  1. The BoE:

    A further retrenchment in risk appetite ... might prompt sharp moves in market prices.

  2. The BoE:

    Following the global financial crisis, there was a period of heightened risk aversion and retrenchment from risk-taking, the system has now moved out of that period.

  3. Alejandra Caraballo:

    There can be a failure to connect( what's happening to transgender people) to a much wider retrenchment of civil rights, many of the cases and arguments used to roll back reproductive rights are used to roll back LGBTQ rights. These things are intertwined.

  4. Jon Alterman:

    It feels a little bit as if the approach is to 'talk loudly and carry a small stick,' you could read this as obscuring a continued U.S. retrenchment from Middle Eastern commitments.

  5. Mark Carney:

    As a consequence, the financing capacity to the real economy is being rebuilt and significant retrenchment from international activity has been avoided.

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